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Ambrose Burnside's campaign in east Tennessee. Also includes
a letter to Capron reporting the death of his oldest son, Lt.
Horace Capron, Jr., in Tennessee (1863), a letter to Capron's
wife from a Confederate prisoner of war, Apr. 22, 1865, on the
capture of her son, Lt. Albert B. Capron, a diary entitled
"History of Marches &c. of fourteenth Regiment of Illinois Cavalry
Volunteers from time of leaving Camp Peoria March 28th
1863," "Lloyd's Official Map of the State of Tennessee" (1862)
with annotations showing the marches of the 14th Illinois Cavalry
in Kentucky and Tennessee, and articles and biographical
notes of Capron and his sons Horace, Albert, and Osmond, all
three of whom served under his command.
Finding aid available.
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Cardwell, Charles W. 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery
Letter, 1942. 1 item.
Photocopy.
Letter from Cardwell to Melvin Scott, Aug. 18, 1942, reminiscing
about his service in the Civil War, particularly his
capture at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Va.
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Carlton, Caleb Henry
(1836-1923) Col., 89th Ohio Volunteers
Papers, 1831-1954. ca. 2,500 items.
Letters from Carlton to his wife concerning the battles of
Mechanicsville and Malvern Hill, the Chickamauga Campaign,
and the battles of Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, and Jonesboro
in the Atlanta Campaign. Includes information on camp life,
discipline, economic conditions in the South, the treatment of
blacks and noncombatants, and life at Libby Prison in Richmond,
Va. Also contains military commissions, orders, awards, audits,
receipts, and furloughs; a map of the Battle of 2d Manassas;
sketches of troop positions in the Chickamauga Campaign; a
biographical essay, "Caleb Henry Carlton, Brigadier General,
United tates Army," by his daughter, Mabel Carlton Horner;
and miscellaneous items. Correspondents include William T.
Sherman and Thomas J. Wood.
Finding aid available.
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Carman, Ezra Ayers
(1834-1909) Col., 13th New Jersey Volunteers
Manuscript, 1861 — 63. 23 boxes.
Unfinished history of the Civil War. Includes newspaper
clippings and personal notes.
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